Expansion

  • 31expansion — ex|pan|sion [ ık spænʃən ] noun ** 1. ) uncount the process of increasing in size and filling more space: damage caused to buildings through the expansion and contraction of timbers 2. ) uncount the process of making a business, organization, or… …

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  • 32expansión — {{#}}{{LM E17027}}{{〓}} {{SynE17472}} {{[}}expansión{{]}} ‹ex·pan·sión› {{《}}▍ s.f.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Propagación, extensión o dilatación de algo: • La expansión de la epidemia produjo numerosas muertes.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} Manifestación o desahogo… …

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  • 33expansion — /ɪk spænʃən/ noun an increase in size ● The expansion of the domestic market. ● The company had difficulty in financing its current expansion programme. ▪▪▪ ‘…inflation adjusted GNP moved up at a 1.3% annual rate, its worst performance since the… …

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  • 34expansion — noun Date: 1611 1. expanse 2. the act or process of expanding < territorial expansion > < economic expansion > < expansion of the universe > 3. the quality or state of being expanded 4. the increase in volume of working fluid (as steam) in an&#8230; …

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  • 35EXPANSION — n. f. Action ou état d’un corps fluide qui se dilate. L’expansion de l’air par la chaleur. En termes d’Anatomie, il se dit du Prolongement de quelque partie. Expansion membraneuse. Expansion ligamenteuse. Figurément il se dit de l’Action par&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 36Expansion — The phase of the business cycle when the economy moves from a trough to a peak. It is a period when business activity surges and gross domestic product expands until it reaches a peak. Also known as an economic recovery . An expansion is one of&#8230; …

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  • 37expansion — (èk span sion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Terme de physique. Dilatation d un corps doué d expansibilité. L expansion de l air par la chaleur. 2°   Terme d anatomie et de botanique. Prolongement de certaines parties. •   L&#8230; …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 38expansion — [[t]ɪkspæ̱nʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ expansions N VAR: oft N of n Expansion is the process of becoming greater in size, number, or amount. ...the rapid expansion of private health insurance. ...a new period of economic expansion... The company has abandoned …

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  • 39expansion — /ɪk spænʃən/ noun an increase in size ● The expansion of the domestic market. ● The company had difficulty in financing its current expansion programme. ▪▪▪ ‘…inflation adjusted GNP moved up at a 1.3% annual rate, its worst performance since the&#8230; …

    Dictionary of banking and finance

  • 40expansion — noun 1 (U) the act or process of increasing in size, range, amount etc: the expansion of gases 2 (U) the act or process of making a company or business larger by opening new shops, factories etc: The industry has just undergone a period of rapid&#8230; …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English